On Thu, 2003-01-09 at 00:59, Angus Auld wrote: > Wow Lyvim, do I ever agree wholeheartedly! I have never been > comfortable with the idea of leaving something on when it isn't in > use. Not a light bulb, not anything really. > > I don't know a lot about electronics, but I have been interested in things >mechanical all my life. A hard drive has major mechanical components, and those type >of components wear with use. Auto engines suffer from a wear factor upon startup that >is more severe than normal, mainly due to lack of lubrication > until the oil pump is able to supply the required oil under pressure to > the bearing surfaces. HD's don't have that type of startup considerations. > > I shut my comp down when I'm not using it. It makes me feel better to > do that, it just seems the environmentally "friendlier" thing to do. > > Of course, that's just IMHO. I know there are those who make a valid case > of "on 24/7" too. To each his/her own. > > All the best! > > > --Angus
Everyone has their own perspective on this - but I'm from the school of thought that once it's turned on, it's on. A hard drive, once cooled down, and once the lubes are cooled, puts more stress on itself powering up and warming up. >From the point at which I started running BBS's, and then to administering servers, turning them off was NOT an option. My systems even at home run 24x7 - except the Mac. I "feel" I get better life out of my machines from keeping them "warm" and running. I'd hate to think of working in a network situation where you had a server that "went to sleep" and was only woken up when accessed - scary to think of the repercussions from that... -- Thu Jan 9 06:00:00 EST 2003 6:00am up 6:50, 4 users, load average: 0.70, 0.59, 0.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------ | __ __ | kuhn media australia | | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=================================| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn | | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ |"""""""""| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |'. `\ | | | icq: 5483808 | | ;"""/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.-------.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 | | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | ------------------------------------------------------------------ * linux user:267497 * RH 7.3+ * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting ------------------------------------------------------------------ What is a magician but a practising theorist? -- Obi-Wan Kenobi
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